Thanks Godfrey, I didn't notice the noise on the right-hand edge until now. Not a big issue, though.
otherwise it seems we have about the same impression. :-) Cheers, Jostein On 12/25/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 25, 2006, at 5:05 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > > Has anyone used the LightZone raw converter? > > > > http://www.lightcrafts.com/products/lightzone/ > > > > After a couple of weeks experimenting with *istD and DNG raw files I > > begin to like this software, but I'd like to hear other people's > > opinion before committing any money to it. > > I've gotten some promotional flyers about LightZone several times so > your comment piqued my curiosity. First tests this morning seemed > very promising. > > - It's available for Win XP, Win XP64 and Mac OS X. Interesting: they > offer it in two packages, one with only the editing tools, the other > with a full browser/sorter/etc as well. So you should be able to > devise a workflow and integrate it pretty easily with Lightroom, > Bridge+Photoshop, iView MediaPro, et al. It supports Pentax *ist D, > DS, DL, and K100D PEF format RAW files. > > It also supports DNG format files ... I tested with K10D RAW/DNGs and > the same run through DNG Converter v3.6 into standard and linear > forms. All worked opened and adjusted identically. On the K10D files, > there is a small region of noise at the rightmost edge of the frame > (in all of them) that is not present with *ist DS files, either PEF > or DNG Converted. Easy to crop out. > > - The user interface is very different from all the other RAW > converters. After being a little disoriented by it, it fell into > place quickly and I see the logic behind it. Very slick and simple. > They make good use of a notion of layering different kinds of > adjustments in a sequence. And selections! at the RAW processing > level! This is very nice. > > - The filter types are simple, clear and functional. > > - Lightzone will output either a file with just the filter > descriptions in it or will render to a TIFF or JPEG output file for > further editing. > > I was able to make a very nice rendering of a couple of difficult > exposures within just ten minutes from installing it for the first > time. That's darn good, for me especially as my patience with poorly > designed software is easily taxed. > > Worth taking a look. It's not cheap but it's not super expensive > either. It might prove to be worth it even if for just the editor > version, without the browser. > > Godfrey > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
